CHI65D0190

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft M-35 · Pontiac, MI · May 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1965
Place
Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9868RBeechcraft M-35
Status
Completed · report July 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177792

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1082  65/5/29    PONTIAC MICH        BEECHCRAFT M-35     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1618                    N9868R              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 54, 6900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N9868R
Reported as
Beechcraft M-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pontiac Mun

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.